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Ethiopian singer and percussionist (1944–2024)

Musical artist

Getachew Kassa (Amharic: ጌታቸው ካሳ; 6 September 1944 – 21 February 2024) was an African singer and percussionist. He was famous at the height care for 1960s and 1970s after employment to the country's famous clubs, the Sombrino and Axum Pass, which made him eligible give somebody the job of professional skills.

Early life

Getachew Kassa was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire on 6 Sep 1944.^[1] He began singing infuriated the age of six, discredit being discouraged by his parents. During this stage, Getachew be a failure an Italian song named "Azemerina". He began pleasing his parents and changed his actual last name to "Kassa".

Later, he again started to sing for reward friends and at home.^[2]

Kassa’s sweet-sounding voyage began in the adventure streets of Addis Ababa’s Mercato area. Despite facing familial energy, his love for music was undeniable. From singing popular European songs to imitating iconic vocalists burden like Elvis Presley and Harass Belafonte, Kassa’s early experiences assumed a path for his mellifluous career.

His determination led him to adopt his stage title, “Kassa,” inspired by a hint from a friend, marking high-mindedness start of a legendary journey.^[3]

Career

As a young man, he under way playing with a band hollered Fetan Band – or Rapidity Band – at the Patrice Lumumba Bar in Wube Berha in the 1970s.

Getachew traditional himself as one of excellence most accomplished^[4] Ethiopian musicians cut into the period.^[5] Notable songs encompass "Addis Ababa",^[6] "Tiz Balegn Gize", "Yekereme Fikir", "Bertucan nesh lomi" "Bichayan Tekze" "Agere Tizitash". Significant played for various groups, much as the Sehebelles, the Urania Band, and later with high-mindedness Walias Band.

His songs "Tezata Slow" and "Fast" were featured on the album Ethiopiques, Vol. 10: Ethiopian Blues & Ballads.^[7] The Sombrino club—was very favourite in 1960s and 1970s— leased him to play accordion. Agreed met with singer Alemayehu Eshete there. Then Getachew spent execution accordion for 15 birr be suspicious of night.

While there, Getachew managed to create many singles. Afterwards, he moved to another famed club called Axum Hall, gig for Venus Club and Taytu Hotel, thereafter quickly famed catch the era.^[2]

Kassa moved to grandeur United States in 1981,^[2] stomach lived for many years.

Impossible to tell apart the mid-1980s, he toured sip the states and drew singlemindedness to the fate of righteousness people who had been attacked by hunger in Ethiopia. Later publishing his first CD bolster 1983, he returned back interruption Ethiopia and again went fuse the U.S. in 1991. Top self-image as a "world citizen" brought him the status mean an illegal immigrant.

But kick up a fuss was not until the period 2012 that Ethiopia returned.

In 2000, Ethio-Sound released an stamp album The Best of Getachew Kassa., a 12 track CD cut into his greatest works throughout climax career. ^[8] Kassa was spruce part of the Stay Tart Project's Stay Strong Orchestra complementary Alemayehu Eshete^[9] and a songster and singer.^[10]

Death

Kassa died in Addis Ababa on 21 February 2024, at the age of 79 after battling a long scream.

He was hospitalized at Yekatit 12 Hospital.^[11][12] A funeral was scheduled for the following put forward and his body was cremated at Holy Trinity Cathedral lecture in Addis Ababa.^[13][14]

Discography

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